Jack Cafferty was born on December 14,1942 and is a former CNN commentator and occasional host of specials.
12 Facts About Jack Cafferty
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Jack Cafferty started his career in Reno, Nevada in 1961, as a children's show host at KOLO-TV.
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In October 2006, Jack Cafferty hosted a five-part miniseries on CNN titled Broken Government detailing problems with the two political parties, government bureaucracy and the federal court system.
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Jack Cafferty was reprimanded by the president of CNN when he called Donald Rumsfeld "an obnoxious jerk and war criminal" on the eve of the 2006 midterm election.
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The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has accused Jack Cafferty of having a "simplistic" view of the Middle East.
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The Legal Immigrant Association started an online petition calling for a formal apology, indicating that Jack Cafferty's rant was anti-Chinese and had the effect of exacerbating negative attitudes held by Americans toward Chinese and Chinese Americans.
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Jack Cafferty has been outspokenly critical of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for failing to call for an impeachment against President Bush, calling her the "most awful" Speaker Congress has ever had.
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Jack Cafferty pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, assault and harassment after striking a cyclist and knocking him off his bike on May 14,2003.
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Jack Cafferty was sentenced to a $250 fine and 70 hours of community service.
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Jack Cafferty is a recovering alcoholic, an addiction he later attributed to his father's influence.
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Jack Cafferty acknowledged on his CNN blog that his wife had been responsible for his decision to quit drinking.
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Jack Cafferty has been a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey.